lobelia

lo·be·li·a

 (lō-bē′lē-ə, -bēl′yə)

n.

Any of numerous plants of the genus Lobelia, having terminal racemes of variously colored flowers with a bilabiate corolla.

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[New Latin Lobelia, genus name, after Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616), Flemish botanist and physician.]

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lobelia

(ləʊˈbiːlɪə)

n

(Plants) any plant of the campanulaceous genus Lobelia, having red, blue, white, or yellow five-lobed flowers with the three lower lobes forming a lip

[C18: from New Latin, named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist]

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lo•bel•ia

(loʊˈbil yə)

n., pl. -ias.

any tall nonwoody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long terminal clusters of two-petaled flowers.

[1730–40; < New Latin, after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lobelia - any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia genus Lobelia - in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, Indian pink - North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers bladderpod, Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco - North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic Lobelia dortmanna, water lobelia - erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water blue cardinal flower, great lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica - tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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Translations

lobelia

[ləʊˈbiːlɪə] N → lobelia f

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lobelia

n → Lobelie f

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lobelia

[ləʊˈbiːlɪə] n → lobelia

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lobelia

n (bot) lobelia

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